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Lyrics & meaning

Un Thalaimudi

From Kadhalil Vizhunthen · 2008

Lyricist
Thamarai
Singers
Karthik, Nitish Gopalan, Maya
Music director
Vijay Antony
Details
Kadhalil Vizhunthen2008

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
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Female
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Female
Un thalai mudi udhirvadhaiEven the falling of a strand of your hair
Kooda thaanga mudiyaadhu anbaeI cannot bear, my love
Kan imaigalil unnai naan thaanguvenI will carry you safely upon my eyelashes
Female
Un oru nodi pirivinai koodaEven a single moment of separation from you
Yerka mudiyaadhu kannaeI cannot accept, my darling
En kanavilum un mugam theduven …I will search for your face even in my dreams...
Female
Unnai vaanathil thediyaeSearching for you in the sky
Megam kanneerai sindhudhoIs that why the clouds shed tears of rain?
Unnai naan kandu seravaeTo find you and unite with you
Boomi ennodu sutrudhoIs that why the earth spins along with me?
Female
Un thalai mudi udhirvadhaiEven the falling of a strand of your hair
Kooda thaanga mudiyaadhu anbaeI cannot bear, my love
Kan imaigalil unnai naan thaanguvenI will carry you safely upon my eyelashes
Female
Un oru nodi pirivinai koodaEven a single moment of separation from you
Yerka mudiyaadhu kannaeI cannot accept, my darling
En kanavilum un mugam theduvenI will search for your face even in my dreams
Male
Uchanthalai meedhuUpon the crown of my head
Nee kodukum muthamThe kiss that you give
Uyirin meedhu pattu therikumHits my soul and bounces back
Male
Kaigal patri konduHolding hands together
Pesi kollum neram inikum … mmmThe moments spent talking are sweet... mmm
Male
Edhir varum kaatru un peyarai ennilThe breeze blowing towards me
Dhinamum kiruki vitu pogumScribbles your name on me every day and leaves
Un netri pottukullaeInside the bindi on your forehead
Kotti vitten ennai muzhudhum …mmI have poured out my whole self... mm
Female
Un kannil pata poovaiThe flower caught in your gaze
Koondhalukul vaipenI shall place inside your hair
Kaalil pata kallaiThe stone that touched your foot
Mookuthiyil vaipenI shall place upon my nose stud
Female
Kaiyil pata ennaiMe, whom your hand touched
Un idhaya paiyil vaipenI shall place in the pouch of your heart
Ennai kodupen ooooI will surrender myself, oooo
Female
Un thalai mudi udhirvadhaiEven the falling of a strand of your hair
Kooda thaanga mudiyaadhu anbaeI cannot bear, my love
Kan imaigalil unnai naan thaanguvenI will carry you safely upon my eyelashes
Female
Un oru nodi pirivinai koodaEven a single moment of separation from you
Yerka mudiyaadhu kannaeI cannot accept, my darling
En kanavilum un mugam theduvenI will search for your face even in my dreams
Female
Neeyum ennai dhinamSo that you too would search for me
Theda vendum endruEvery single day
Tholaindhu poga konjam aasaiI desire to get lost a little
Female
Naan anaithu thoongumThe doll that I embrace and sleep with
Meesai vaitha bommai neeyaeYou are that doll with a mustache
Female
Meichal nilamaagaAs a lush grazing field
Vizhundhu kidakindrenI lie fallen here
Meindhu kol ennai muzhudhumGraze upon me entirely
Ottuyindri thoongum en maarbilOn my chest where I sleep without rest
Undhan mutham dhinamumYour kiss falls every day
Male
Unnai patri yerum kaadhal kodi naanaeI am the vine of love climbing upon you
Un kai ezhuthai thaangum kaagidhamum naanaeI am the paper bearing your handwriting
Un ullangaiyil sutrum bambaramum naanaeI am the spinning top twirling in your palm
Endhan uyire oh hoooOh my very life, oh hooo
Male
Un thalai mudi udhirvadhaiEven the falling of a strand of your hair
Kooda thaanga mudiyaadhu anbaeI cannot bear, my love
Kan imaigalil unnai naan thaanguvenI will carry you safely upon my eyelashes
Male
Un oru nodi pirivinai koodaEven a single moment of separation from you
Yerka mudiyaadhu kannaeI cannot accept, my darling
En kanavilum un mugam theduven …I will search for your face even in my dreams...
Male
Unnai vaanathil thediyaeSearching for you in the sky
Megam kanneerai sindhudhoIs that why the clouds shed tears of rain?
Unnai naan kandu seravaeTo find you and unite with you
Boomi ennodu sutrudhoIs that why the earth spins along with me?

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

Un Thalai Mudi Udhirvadhai is a tender and deeply expressive romantic song from the movie Kadhalil Vizhunthen (2008), written by lyricist Thamarai. The song expresses extreme devotion, delicacy, and intense affection between lovers, where even the smallest loss like a falling strand of hair is unbearable to the lover. The protagonist uses evocative imagery—comparing the lover to a doll with a mustache, a vine climbing up a tree, paper holding handwriting, and a top spinning in a hand—to emphasize absolute emotional dependency and deep intimate bond.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navortchi Ani)

Un thalai mudi udhirvadhai kooda thaanga mudiyaadhu anbae

Exaggeration used to emphasize extreme love, such as being unable to bear a single strand of hair falling or holding the lover upon one's eyelashes.

Personification (Uruvagandhal Ani)

Unnai vaanathil thediyae megam kanneerai sindhudho

Attributing human emotions and actions to natural phenomena like rain falling as clouds weeping in search of the lover.

Metaphor (Uruvagam Ani)

Unnai patri yerum kaadhal kodi naanae

Describing oneself as a vine (kaadhal kodi), paper (kaagidham), and a top (bambaram) to illustrate submission and attachment to the lover.

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Trivia

Though Kadhalil Vizhunthen is widely famous for the hit dance number 'Nakka Mukka', 'Un Thalai Mudi Udhirvadhai' composed by Vijay Antony stands out as one of Thamarai's finest female-perspective romantic lyrics, celebrated for its unique metaphors like 'Meesai vaitha bommai' (mustached doll).

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